City region food systems: potential for impacting planetary boundaries and food security

Dr Michael Hamm will explore the opportunity for regional food systems in-and-around cities for mutual benefit. He will approach a number of issues - including vertical farming, bio-geochemical cycles, water use, new entry farmers, and healthy food provisioning - embedded in the notion of city region food systems with reference to supply/demand dynamics.

Dr Michael Hamm is a C. S. Mott Professor of Sustainable Agriculture and Senior Fellow, Center for Regional Food Systems (CRFS), Michigan State University and Oxford Martin Visiting Fellow, Oxford Martin Programme of the Future of Food

Location: Lecture Theatre, Oxford Martin School, 34 Broad Street,Oxford, OX1 3BD
Join us on Monday 20 May, Week 4, 5pm – 6.15 followed by a book signing and drinks reception at the Oxford Martin School